1) Abnormal condition 2) Abnormalcy 3) Abnormality 4) Mollusc shell
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1) Varicosity
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[mollusc] A varix (Pl. varices) is an anatomical feature of the shell of certain sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs. Gastropods whose shells have varices are primarily families and species within the taxonomic groups Littorinimorpha and Neogastropoda. The varix is a thickened axial ridge in the shell which exists in some families of mari...
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unusual dilation of an artery or vein
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• (n.) A uneven, permanent dilatation of a vein. • (n.) One of the prominent ridges or ribs extending across each of the whorls of certain univalve shells.
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Origin: L. ... 1. <medicine> A uneven, permanent dilatation of a vein. ... Varices are owing to local retardation of the venous circulation, and in some cases to relaxation of the parietes of the veins. They are very common in the superficial veins of the lower limbs. ... 2. <zoology> One of the prominent ridges or ribs extending across...
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(var´iks) an enlarged, tortuous vein, artery, or lymphatic vessel. aneurysmal varix a markedly dilated tortuous vessel; sometimes used to denote a form of arteriovenous aneurysm in which the blood flows directly into a neighboring vein without the intervention of a connecting sac...
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Va'rix noun ;
plural Varices . [ Latin ]
1. (Medicine) A uneven, permanent dilatation of a vein. » Varices are owing to local retardation of the venous circulation, and in some cases to relaxation of the parietes of the veins. They are very common in the superfi...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: var′iks, var′i-sēz Definitions: 1. A dilated vein. 2. An enlarged and tortuous vein, artery, or lymphatic vessel.
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Varix: An enlarged and convoluted vein, artery or lymphatic vessel.
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A painfully enlarge blood vessel; plural is varices
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[
n] - abnormally enlarged or twisted blood vessel or lymphatic vessel
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varix (s), varices (pl) 1. A tortuous dilation of a vein. 2. A dilatation of an artery or lymph vessel. 3. An enlarged and convoluted vein, artery, or lymphatic vessel. 4. A ridge along the length of the shell of a gastropod mollusk.
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noun abnormally enlarged or twisted blood vessel or lymphatic vessel
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